The Nigerian Navy has released the shortlist of successful applicants for its 2026 Batch 39 recruitment into the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School.

It directed candidates to check their names ahead of the recruitment examination scheduled for November 21.

The Navy disclosed this in a statement shared on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abi Folorunsho. He announced that the shortlist had been uploaded to its recruitment portal.

“The Nigerian Navy wishes to inform the general public and all applicants for the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School Batch 39 Recruitment Exercise that the shortlist of successful applicants has been uploaded to the Nigerian Navy Recruitment Portal”, the statement said.

It directed all applicants to check the shortlist on the Navy’s website.

According to the announcement, the Batch 39 recruitment examination will hold on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at designated centres across the federation.

The Navy also instructed shortlisted applicants to report by 7:00 a.m. at the centre assigned to them on the portal.

PUNCH Online had earlier reported that the Navy opened applications for the 2026 Batch 39 recruitment exercise. Registration ran from October 2 to October 31.